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  • Image: Erik Diekstra

    Building a Miniponics system

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  • Mediamatic Fabriek

    Our location from 2011 till 2014

    Mediamatic has moved on average every 3 years. Mediamatic is a gallery, project space, aquaponics farm and cafeteria. In December 2011 we moved part of our activities to the Van Gendthallen on...
  • Book: Sylvia Bernstein 11 Nov 2011

    Aquaponic Gardening

    A Step by Step Guide to Growing Fish and Vegetables Together

    Aquaponic Gardening is the definitive do-it-yourself home manual, focused on giving you all the tools you need to create your own aquaponic system and enjoy healthy, safe, fresh, and delicious food...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Bart Ellenbroek

    Geodesic dome research

    Testing sizes, entrance and connectors.

    Here is a first look intro the research and testing process of the mycelium geodesic dome project.
  • Daniel Bouw 20 Jan 2010

    Appels en peren

    uiteindelijk past alles bij elkaar, als het maar inspirerend is

    Een programma samenstellen voor Kom je ook? is een zoektocht in verschillende netwerken en langs vele wegen. De mogelijkheden blijken eindeloos, maar een focus op innovatieve en participatieve...

  • Talk of the Town

    Talk of the Town werpt in een maandelijkse talkshow licht op nieuwe stedelijke ontwikkelingen in Amsterdam en buigt zich met politici, ontwerpers, bouwers en gebruikers over stedenbouwkundige...

  • Get rich with aquaponics

    Successful plants in our aquaponics greenhouse

    Having an aquaponic system in an unheated greenhouse creates very specific conditions for plants. Some of the plants love it; others not so much. As many of the plants we have sowed have reached...

  • Miniponics

    Sustainable fish and plant farm for the living room

    This small aquaponics-installation looks good and is eco-friendly. Plants and fish are cultivated together and help each other survive. The Miniponics consists of not much more than a PET-bottle
  • Lima, Peru Jeroen Van der Zalm

    Whatever happens in Lima...(b)

    Lima, Perú. Come and see what really goes on here. Machu Picchu can wait!

    Lima is a hilarious city. It is definitely a bizarre place full of contradictions and surprises. Over 9 million people live together on a strip of coastland in one of the driest deserts of the world:...

  • Aquaponics at Mediamatic Fabriek

    Cultivating our own food

    Mediamatic Fabriek, Mediamatic’s new location, is situated in the Van Gendthallen, old ship building halls on the Oostenburgereiland east of the center of Amsterdam. They are huge, and are surrounded...

  • Fish, plant, rack

    Quasi symbiotic environment for machine, fish and hydroponics

    Andy Gracie's work allows the electrical discharges of the virtually blind elephant fish to instruct the actions of a robot whose task is to monitor the development of plants in a hydroponic system.

  • Dealing with pests

    The pineapple sage infestation

    With the changing of the seasons and the drop in temperature, some plants in the unheated greenhouse become more susceptible to pests and infestations as they are perennial, such as the Pineapple...
  • Project: Ekim Tan, Harmen van de Wal

    World of Citycraft

    City simulation games as the new medium for official city-making processes

    Winnaar van de juryprijs tijdens Kom je ook? 6, beloond met een DOEN Clinic The future of city-making is human-centric. With failed topdown schemes of Le Corbusier, Cornelis van Eesteren and others

  • Pigeon Fertilizing Tower

    Bringing pigeons' fertilization power back into the cycle of life by collecting their shit in a pigeon tower made from recycled paper.

  • Mediamatic has moved to DijksPark in 2014!

    to Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam

    As of December 1st, Mediamatic moved to their new location on Dijksgracht 6. On this beautiful spot near the waterside (within walking distance from Central Station!) we will continue and intensify...

  • Germination Experiement

    Sprouting seeds

    Which is the best way to raise our seedlings for life in the aquaponics system?

  • Field Peas

    Growing field peas in an aquaponics greenhouse

    Although our shade cloth can cool the greenhouse on hot days, it is still nice to have some complete shade inside. We have created some extra shade by just using some string and field peas.

  • fish feed

    comparison and optimization

    our efforts to optimize the fish feed for our catfish. Two different kinds of commercial fishfeed and our own homegrewn protein.

  • The green gold

    Celebrating our Wasabi's 2nd birthday

    After some cold and rainy months in aquaponics, we were overjoyed to see the first aquaponics plant in bloom. This early bloomer has got to be a bit of a diva, as most plants are not showing any...

  • The hypnotic loop of Aquaponics

    An inside view about saturday 21st meeting

    To watch the loop of the water flow in our small aquaponics system is hypnotic: first, the water is whisked up by the pump and makes its way between the clay pebbles until the whole grow bed is full.

  • Bio Industry about

    Bio-cultural lab for art and design

    Mediamatic Bio Industry is a bio-cultural lab exploring the possibilities of bio-based materials for design, science and art. This means we bring science and culture together to collaborate. Our Lab...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Thibaut Counot

    Serving our fish a special rat-atouille

    Turning pests into fish food

    Amsterdam is facing an increasing rat population. Can we turn this to our advantage?

  • Mediamatic Travel

    Networked travel agency

    What better way to discover a city than through its contemporary art treasures? Mediamatic Travel is a network of locals waiting to show you around the backside of their cities. From contemporary...

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